Panchkula district was formed as the 17th district of the Indian state of Haryana on 15August 1995. It comprises two sub divisions and two tehsils: Panchkula and Kalka. It has 264 villages, out of which 12 are uninhabited and ten have been wholly merged with towns or treated as census towns according to the 1991 census. There are five towns in the district: Barwala, Kalka, Panchkula, Pinjore and Raipur Rani.

, it was the least populous district of Haryana.

Panchkula city is the headquarters of this district. Chandimandir Cantonment is located in this district, adjoining the Panchkula Urban Estate.

Languages and Dialects Spoken

The primary languages spoken in the district are Hindi, Standard Haryanvi, Baghati dialect of Mahasu Pahari and Puadhi dialect of Punjabi. While all languages are widely used in urban and rural settings, the prevalence of the Puadhi is a defining characteristic of Panchkula district's rural culture and above Chandi Mandir, the area of Pinjore and Kalka and Morni Hills are culturally parts of the Mahasu region.

History

Panchkula takes its name from Panch khul, five natural springs in the area. The earlier main town in the region was Pinjore. Near the later part of the 7th century and early part of the 8th century, the district was part of the empires of Yasovarman of Kannauj and Lalitaditya Muktapida of Kashmir. It was part of the empire of Mihir Bhoj of the Gujara-Pratihara dynasty. In the 10th century CE, the region was raided by Mahmud of Ghazni several times. However it was soon brought back to peace by the Chauhans of Delhi, until Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in 1192, when it became part of the Delhi Sultanate.|align=center

According to the 2011 census of India, Panchkula district had a population of 561,293,

References

  • Website Panchkula
  • Official Web Site of Panchkula district